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One of Matt Kenseth's stops in Los Angeles was to the famous Pink's Hot Dogs, where he helped in the kitchen. (Auto Club Speedway)
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Earns MWR its eighth Cup pole; Stewart on front row for first time at Phoenix
RACE LINEUP
Subway Fresh Fit 500 | Phoenix International Raceway
March 4, 2012 | Race 2 of 36
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| POS | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
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| 1 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 136.814 | 26.313 | Leader |
| 2 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 136.126 | 26.446 | -0.133 |
| 3 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 135.998 | 26.471 | -0.158 |
| 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 135.583 | 26.552 | -0.239 |
| 5 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 135.547 | 26.559 | -0.246 |
| 6 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Wix Filters | 135.491 | 26.570 | -0.257 |
| 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M Commercial Graphics | 135.074 | 26.652 | -0.339 |
| 8 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Rheem | 135.014 | 26.664 | -0.351 |
| 9 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 134.998 | 26.667 | -0.354 |
| 10 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 134.771 | 26.712 | -0.399 |
| 11 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Wheaties | 134.615 | 26.743 | -0.430 |
| 12 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Ms. Brown | 134.564 | 26.753 | -0.440 |
| 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 134.499 | 26.766 | -0.453 |
| 14 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 134.449 | 26.776 | -0.463 |
| 15 | 22 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 134.278 | 26.810 | -0.497 |
| 16 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 134.268 | 26.812 | -0.499 |
| 17 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford / Scott Products | 134.058 | 26.854 | -0.541 |
| 18 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield "Allez cuisine" | 134.048 | 26.856 | -0.543 |
| 19 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction Services | 133.939 | 26.878 | -0.565 |
| 20 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Tarkett / Menards | 133.814 | 26.903 | -0.590 |
| 21 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | 133.764 | 26.913 | -0.600 |
| 22 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 133.665 | 26.933 | -0.620 |
| 23 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | 133.630 | 26.940 | -0.627 |
| 24 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Subway | 133.615 | 26.943 | -0.630 |
| 25 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Filters | 133.417 | 26.983 | -0.670 |
| 26 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Best Buy | 132.871 | 27.094 | -0.781 |
| 27 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 132.743 | 27.120 | -0.807 |
| 28 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 132.709 | 27.127 | -0.814 |
| 29 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | 132.597 | 27.150 | -0.837 |
| 30 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 132.441 | 27.182 | -0.869 |
| 31 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 132.251 | 27.221 | -0.908 |
| 32 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | Accell Construction | 132.231 | 27.225 | -0.912 |
| 33 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | Morristown Driver's Service | 132.081 | 27.256 | -0.943 |
| 34 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Barrett-Jackson | 132.057 | 27.261 | -0.948 |
| 35 | 249 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | America Israel Racing | 131.685 | 27.338 | -1.025 |
| 36 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Rick Santorum for President | 131.516 | 27.373 | -1.060 |
| 37 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Curb Records | 131.502 | 27.376 | -1.063 |
| 38 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 130.596 | 27.566 | -1.253 |
| 39 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Speed Energy | 130.364 | 27.615 | -1.302 |
| 40 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel & Casino | 128.824 | 27.945 | -1.632 |
| 41 | 93 | Travis Kvapil+ | Toyota | Burger King | 127.845 | 28.159 | -1.846 |
| 42 | 32 | Mike Bliss+ | Ford | U.S. Chrome / Southern Pride Trucking | 118.060 | 30.493 | -4.180 |
| 43 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 129.092 | 27.887 | -1.574 |
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| 44 | 37 | Timmy Hill* | Ford | Poynt.com | 128.967 | 27.914 | -1.601 |
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie
* Denotes Rookie